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Jacksonville Courier

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The Jacksonville Courier was a newspaper in Jacksonville, Florida (East Florida) from 1835 to 1839 and is the first known paper established in Jacksonville. It was edited by Elijah Williams.[1][2]

It was established by Williams and Lorenzo Currier.[3] They were from Massachusetts. It was succeeded by the East Florida Advocate.[4]

It was a weekly paper. It reported on the first known school established in Jacksonville. David Brown also served as editor of the paper and was rector at St. Johns Church.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Florida Newspaper History Chronology, 1783-2001". Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  2. ^ Williams, Stephen West (1847). The Genealogy and History of the Family of Williams in America. Merriam & Mirick.
  3. ^ "The Beginnings of Printing in Florida". Archived from the original on 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  4. ^ Knauss, James Owen (April 16, 1926). "Territorial Florida Journalism". Florida State Historical Society – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Davis, T. Frederick (April 16, 1964). History of Jacksonville, Florida and Vicinity, 1513 to 1924. Jazzybee Verlag. ISBN 9783849660406 – via Google Books.